Poisoning suspected in sibling deaths

Poisoning suspected in sibling deaths

Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor

Two brothers and a sister were found dead on Thursday with their
bodies displaying signs of having been poisoned.

Eldest brother Mugiono, 45, his sister Sukarni, 40 and younger
brother Narno, 35, were found dead in Sukarni's house on Jl.
Siaga, Cimandala village, Sukaraja district, Bogor regency.

Mugiono and Sukarni were found in the bedrooms, while Narno
was found in the living room.

Three glasses of coffee, one glass containing a soft drink,
and some bread were still on the table in the living room, which
suggested that there may have been a fourth person with them
before their deaths.

Traces of foam were found on their mouths, while their faces
were discolored and their stomachs bloated.

"They were poisoned ... We already have a suspect," said
Sukaraja Police chief Adj. Comr. Wagiman.

However, he refused to reveal any more information about the
investigation, which he said was now in the hands of the Cibinong
Police.

Mugiono and Narno lived in a house in Cileur village, which is
also located in Sukaraja district, not far from Sukarni's home.

The head of the neighborhood unit where Sukarni lived,
Sunarto, said that the last time he had met Mugiono was on Monday
evening.

He said that Mugiono came to report the arrival of a nephew
who planned to stay with Sukarni for a while.

Since Sukarni was a widow, Sunarto recollected, Mugiono had
told him there was no need to worry about adultery.

"I can't remember the name of the nephew," Sunarto said.

It was Chandra, a worker at the meatball company owned by the
three siblings, who found the bodies.

He said he had been told that his boss, Mugiono, was at
Sukarni's house. When he arrived there, the house was locked but
there was a foul stench emanating from inside.

Chandra met Katimin, a neighbor of Sukarni's, who told him
that Sukarni usually gave a spare key to her house to another
neighbor, Sri Subadi, whenever she was away from home.

The three then unlocked the door, where they discovered the
bodies. They then called the police.

"Sukarni usually gave her keys to me. On Tuesday, I found that
the keys were in the rice box in my store. I don't know who put
them there. I didn't feel there was anything strange afoot, so I
just hung the keys up on the wall of my store as usual," Sri said
in tears.